Nursing Interventions for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Post-Operative Care
Perez, Sofia (2021)
Perez, Sofia
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021111320187
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021111320187
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Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are infections that start from the surgical wound within 30 or 90 days of the procedure. They are the second most prevailing healthcare associated infection in Europe and can increase the length of stay of a patient and costs of treat-ment. The nurse’s role is to ensure patients safety by providing quality care when han-dling surgical wounds. There is a lack of understanding of the different types of SSI, in-fection preventative measures and nursing interventions; identifying these areas helps to develop new educational tools. The aim of the study was to collect evidence based information on how to prevent surgi-cal site infections. The literature review was centred on nursing interventions that tackle wound infection in post-operative care of adult patients. The studies included were peer reviewed, written and published from 2011 onwards. Eight articles were selected for the study. Data ex-traction was done through inductive content analysis.
The information available on post-operative wound care for infection prevention was scarce and had little evidence to support the efficiency against infections. Studies reveal as well the link between poor information and poor nursing performance.
More studies and investigations need to be performed to gather enough evidence based information regarding wound care. A general guideline for interventions should be stab-lished and nurses should invest time in learning about the wound healing process and wound care.
The information available on post-operative wound care for infection prevention was scarce and had little evidence to support the efficiency against infections. Studies reveal as well the link between poor information and poor nursing performance.
More studies and investigations need to be performed to gather enough evidence based information regarding wound care. A general guideline for interventions should be stab-lished and nurses should invest time in learning about the wound healing process and wound care.